पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 2016 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	161.27°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	127.71°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	246.21°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	143.28°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	159.34°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	191.08°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	227.13°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:48 – 13:18
Yamaganda	07:18 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:18 – 11:48
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:18 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:48 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:18 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:48 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:18 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:48 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:18 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:48 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:18 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:48 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:18 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869194.27
Julian Day	2457659.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	325.84°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0869°), declination -2.13°, EoT 10.18 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed at: 2026-05-14T06:35:49.369Z